Senior Mobile Engineer

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Job Title: Senior Mobile Engineer Location: Remote Type: Full-time, Permanent Working style: Remote +/- 4 hours GMT/BST ABOUT KOTA Kota is on a mission to make insurance and retirement benefits as accessible as modern software - and we're just getting started. Through Kota Platform, the world's first fully integrated benefits platform, and Kota Embed, our embedded insurance product, we're changing how thousands of employees across Europe experience their benefits. We work with some of the most exciting companies in Europe - Carwow, Tines, Zoe, and Remote - and we're backed by top-tier investors including EQT Ventures, Eurazeo, Northzone, and Frontline. Founded in 2022, we've raised over €20M and we're growing fast. ABOUT THE ROLE We're on the hunt for a Senior Mobile Engineer to level up Kota, our suite of developer tools that provide seamless UI components and benefits integrations into platforms like payroll and HRIS. You’ll focus on building slick, intuitive, and scalable mobile experiences- using React Native, with opportunities to collaborate on our React/Remix.js frontends. We value speed, polish, and empathy for both end-users and developers. If you’re passionate about crafting mobile apps that feel just right and can point to side projects or apps you’re proud of, we’d love to hear from you! WHAT YOU'LL DO - Design, build, and maintain top-tier mobile applications using React Native. - Collaborate with product and engineering teams to shape user-centric mobile UX/UI. - Optimise performance, ensure cross-platform consistency, and resolve mobile-specific issues. - Mentor team members on best practices around React Native, mobile UX patterns, and code quality. - Contribute to technical architecture and mobile-specific decision-making. - Share your enthusiasm: demo side projects or apps you’ve built and love! WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR - 6+ years building mobile or web apps, with hands-on production experience in React Native. - A sharp eye for mobile UX, animations, and performance. - Bonus: experience with web frameworks like Remix.js or React Router. - Strong communication and collaboration skills across product, design, and backend. - Pragmatic engineering approach - prioritising what matters most to users and the product. - Self-starter mindset: comfortable working in smaller or startup-like teams. - Storytelling through code: bring examples of shipped projects or mobile side apps you’re proud of. OUR VALUES - Have Integrity. We care deeply about our why and it won't jeopardise our how. - Care Deeply. Our products are our story - we look at the details and go the extra mile to delight customers. - Own Your Ship. Ask why, do the work, get the data, solve the problem, be an owner. - Raise the Bar. We continuously look to push past good enough. Expect more, move faster, and never stop raising the standard. - Play to Win. We exist because we decided to say no to the norm - now we do this every day. KOTA BENEFITS - Health Insurance via Kota with a generous allowance - Workplace Pension with matched contributions up to 5% via Kota - WFH stipend to support your home office setup - 25 days of Paid Time Off (PTO) - Annual company-wide offsite + dedicated team offsite - Attractive stock options for all employees